Category: FAR & Beyond Blog

Happy Holidays and Thank You

This week marks the last Friday Flash of 2016. Thank you to all the Coalition members for your strong support throughout the year towards our collective efforts in promoting common

OFPP and Category Management: Pressing the Pause Button.

On October 7th, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) published, in the Federal Register, a proposed new Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-XXX, “Implementing Category Management for

Announcing the 2016 Excellence in Partnership Honorees!

The Coalition for Government Procurement (the Coalition) is excited to announce the 2016 Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Honorees! The EIPs were developed 17 years ago to honor individuals and organizations

GSA’s Role in the Presidential Transition: GSA Contract Vehicles Will Deliver Best Value Transition Support!

As you know, the General Services Administration (GSA) plays a key role in supporting the logistics of the Presidential Transition.  Currently, GSA headquarters is hosting each candidate’s Transition Team, providing

GAO Out of Order: Options on Orders and the Impact of the AllWorld Bid Protest Decision.

Over the years, the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) bid protest decisions have had a profound impact on the procurement system.  GAO’s authority to hear protests regarding alleged violations of law

Myth-buster’s Countdown—One Month to Go

Myth-buster’s Countdown—One Month to Go As the nights grow colder and the leaves change hue, it is now just a little over a month away from the Excellence in Partnership

More on Category Management

Yesterday, via posting for advance review on the Federal Register Public Inspection Site, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), announced that

An Invitation to Recommend Performance Measures for TDR

This week, I attended the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s event focusing on economic policy and the coming Presidential Transition.  Entitled, “How Would Clinton and Trump Manage Our Money?

“Re-Engineering” Acquisition Management

This week, the Coalition had the honor of addressing the Section 809 Acquisition Advisory Panel (the 809 Panel).  The 809 Panel takes its name from Section 809 of last year’s

Announcing the 2016 Fall Conference Agenda!

Next week, we will mark the last official day of summer, which means it is time to turn our focus to the Coalition’s Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Celebration & Fall Training